Accident Stearman 4CM1 NC490W,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26329
 
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Date:Friday 20 January 1933
Time:10:15
Type:Stearman 4CM1
Owner/operator:American Airways
Registration: NC490W
MSN: 4038
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Marietta, GA -   United States of America
Phase: En route
Nature:Cargo
Departure airport:Chattanooga, TN
Destination airport:Atlanta, GA
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
The pilot Glen Fields was killed when he crashed into Little Kennesaw Mountain in heavy fog.

Sources:

World Directory of Airliner Crashes/Terry Denham
American Air Mail Catalogue, 6th Edition, Volume 1, "Interrupted Flight" section
http://airhistory.org.uk/gy/reg_N35.html
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-stearman-4cm1-marietta-1-killed

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
01-Jun-2012 07:36 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
29-Dec-2019 08:07 kaerophil Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
06-Jun-2020 16:46 Sergey L. Updated [Registration, Source]
07-Dec-2021 16:35 Cobar Updated [Time, Departure airport]

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